Inert ingredient

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014237",
  "term": "Inert ingredient",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Inert Ingredient",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Pesticide components such as solvents, carriers, dispersants, and surfactants that are not active against target pests. Not all inert ingredients are innocuous.\n\n2. Substances that are not \"active,\" such as water, petroleum distillates, talc, corn meal, or soaps. When discussing pesticides, inert ingredients do not attack a particular pest, but some are chemically or biologically active, causing health and environmental problems.\n\n3. Any substance (or group of structurally similar substances if designated by the Agency), other than an active ingredient, which is intentionally included in a pesticide product, except as provided by § 174.3 of this chapter.\n\n4. Any substance (or group of structurally similar substances if designated by the Agency), other than the active ingredient, which is intentionally included in a pesticide product.\n\n5. Any substance, such as a selectable marker, other than the active ingredient, where the substance is used to confirm or ensure the presence of the active ingredient, and includes the genetic material necessary for the production of the substance, provided that genetic material is intentionally introduced into a living plant in addition to the active ingredient.\n\n6. FIFRA 2(m) defines inert ingredient as \"an ingredient which is not active.\" Inert ingredients may be solvents, carriers, perfumes, dyes, perfumes, and surfactants. They include any substance (or group of structurally similar substances) other than the active ingredient(s) that are intentionally included in a pesticide product. Inert ingredients are regulated under both FIFRA and FFDCA.",
    "1. Substances that are not \"active,\" such as water, petroleum distillates, talc, corn meal, or soaps. When discussing pesticides, inert ingredients do not attack a particular pest, but some are chemically or biologically active, causing health and environmental problems.\n\n2. Substances that are not \"active,\" such as water, petroleum distillates, talc, corn meal, or soaps. When discussing pesticides, inert ingredients do not attack a particular pest, but some are chemically or biologically active, causing health and environmental problems. Environmental Issues Glossary]\n\n3. FIFRA 2(m) defines inert ingredient as \"an ingredient which is not active.\" Inert ingredients may be solvents, carriers, perfumes, dyes, perfumes, and surfactants. They include any substance (or group of structurally similar substances) other than the active ingredient(s) that are intentionally included in a pesticide product. Inert ingredients are regulated under both FIFRA and FFDCA."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Chemical substances",
    "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Issues Glossary",
    "40 CFR 152.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 158.300 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 174.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "PRIA Fee Determination Glossary",
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Web Taxonomy-Substances"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/inert-ingredient/"
}